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HRID 1940753Generated: October 31, 2026

2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid → 2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acidHCID 9899—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Product2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoyl chlorideHCID 67561—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 2.0 g of o-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid in 21 ml of thionyl chloride is heated at reflux for 1 hour. The volatiles are evaporated in vacuo to give a residue which is concentrated from toluene three times and dried under vacuum to give 2.1 g of the desired product as a residue.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05700796
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-006cd1c9b2f0483ea2881bba2e5bf1c9
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12